BRIEFING ROOM

Do the right thing

"No matter what you do, you can't pass a law that makes somebody do the right thing, right?" That was Mrs. Obama's message to a group of young people she met with on a visit to the Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that provides a range of social services.

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Liveblog: Ft. Myers, FL townhall (Update: pictures)

We're liveblogging the President's town hall on the economic recovery in Ft. Myers, FL.

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Senate passes ARRA

The Senate has voted to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.